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When things are investigated, knowledge is extended. When knowledge is extended, the will becomes sincere. When the will is sincere, the mind is correct. When the mind is correct, the self is cultivated. -- Confucius

Politically correct ideals are garbage: true wisdom comes from decades of deep thought and neutral observation. Only a so-called sociopath could ascertain wisdom from this crazy world in a neutral way. Cool thoughts- uncorrupted by modern politics, social norms, or societal ideals- are required for wisdom. Questioning everything, and going against the grain on all universally accepted norms is the path to true intelligence. The Gods notice this.

7/21/10

Am I the only one who notices how fake movies are? I never see mention of it in the media, not even editorials or reviews. Maybe I am wrong though, so please tell me if I am mistaken about the following things I think I keep seeing on t.v. shows and movies:

-Virtually every car, especially the one the protagonist happens to be riding in, always has squeaky brakes. That is, only when they stop for the last time and are about to get out. While they are traversing the city their brakes never squeak.

-Every time someone stops their car and gets out, if it is at night, they leave their lights on. While some cop cars may have dual battery systems with devices called battery isolators, most vehicles do not. I am always wondering if the people getting chased will get away due to the their pursuers' cars not being able to start again.

-In many shows, a person gets a flat tire so they stop and get out. They then run on foot. While this is true to life for a normal situation, if you were being pursued by a serial killer, would you get out just to save your car's rim from damage? Cars can and do drive on bare wheels. It is hard to steer, it sparks, it makes a groove in the street- but it still goes! Does any of that matter when your life is on the line? Just watch a few episodes of "COPS" and you will see someone do this sooner or later, sometimes with two or three tires shot out.

-It is also noteworthy how cars in movies are so completely bulletproof. Once in a while a bullet will break out the back window, or crack the windshield, but otherwise cars make perfect shields from bullets in tv-land. A person hiding behind an open car door always seems to come out unscathed after the outer door gets riddled with a dozen bullet holes. This recurring mistake must perturb cops and other gun owners incessantly. Anyone sitting within these piles of sheet metal are sitting ducks with no bullet protection at all, unless their car is specially adapted to be bulletproof, such as the presidential limo. One shot from a .45 handgun can go through a car the long way including the engine block. This video shows how even shotgun pellets go clear through both sides of a car door. This is why police academies train officers that "a car is a coffin"- meaning if there is potential for gunfire, get out of the cruiser quick! The same applies to other ridiculous shields people use in movies. Since when are wooden house doors, kitchen tables, and mattresses bullet resistant? I even seen one movie where there was a shootout in the forest. The bullets not only bounced off of the trees, but also made sparks as they ricocheted.

-Isn't it amazing how all tv characters are such extremely poor shots? Even characters who would in real life practice with marksmanship such as police officers and soldiers, can't seem to hit a person 20 feet away even with a machine gun. I have seen several movies where six or more people with machine guns spray their bullets at a target and fail to hit him even once. Then the hero jumps out from behind his cover, usually an overturned formica table, and picks off his attackers while they just stand there. It also seems that when a person has run a block away, they cannot hit them, so they stop shooting at them. On boxes of the smallest bullets- .22 caliber- it always says: " Warning: Dangerous up to 2 miles". It may be hard to hit something accurately at that range with that caliber, but if it is dangerous up to two miles, then you would think a .38 could hit someone more than one block away. As one site says, "Even after flying 400 yards (370 m), a stray .22 bullet is still traveling at approximately 500 feet (150 m) per second, which can inflict a very serious wound, and a standard .22 cartridge can have a ballistic range of up to a mile and a half (2400 m)."

-When a person does get shot, it is even more interesting. If it is the good guy, they always get shot in the shoulder. Then they cradle it while still running around for an hour or so. Later you see them walking around smiling, their arm in a sling. Actually, a major artery and a major vein go through your shoulder area to supply your arm. It would be hard not to nick one of these in such a small area. Not to mention the great nerve to the arm, all that cartilage, etc. Ask anyone who has ever had a torn rotator cuff what shoulder injuries feel like, and how many years they are in pain from it. Add to that the possibility of bleeding to death in a few seconds, and you have the reality of a bullet to the shoulder region. Unless it misses by a few inches, and pierces your upper lung- then you will simply drown in your own blood.

-The bad guys usually get shot in the head. If you had ever seen this happen for real, you would burst out laughing every time you see this in a movie. In movies, the victim has a tiny dot of red where the bullet entered, and a small trickle of blood going down his forehead. Isn't it convenient how human skulls so neatly encapsulate blood and brains, at least in tv-land? In reality, blood and brains fly everywhere, and a large part of the skull flies off. To see a real video of this, watch the Zapruder film of the JFK murder. Or watch "Traces of Death" (see link below), a compilation of gory films that are real. (not to be confused with the laughably phony 'faces of death'). On the same note, it is also something how a bad guy can get shot anywhere and die instantly, but a good guy can get shot anywhere, and run around for hours- surviving every time.

-What bothers me the most is how poor people are portrayed. The vast majority of the time, they wear baggy sweaters, have alcoholic boyfriends, work as waitresses, and of course always live in trailers. They also argue a lot, play bingo, and have delinquent kids. Not only is this stereotype portrayed in a variety of movies and tv shows, but even in so-called reality based movies. The antagonist is frequently pegged into the 'poor' role, trailer and all. See the movie "8Mile" for an excellent example of this, though by no means the only one.
In one episode of Roseanne, one of her daughters moved into a trailer- and the trailer trash jokes flew throughout the episode. I never liked that show anyway. But I did used to like Seinfeld alot, until I seen one certain episode. Elaine had a new boyfriend; she liked him alright- until she found out he was poor. She kept telling her friends,"He's poor!!!" then laughed about it. I never watched Seinfeld again.

A more accurate portrayal of poor people would be like this: ...someone who works at walmart, and can't afford expensive habits like drinking, smoking, or bingo; living in a small house and if they have kids, utilizing schools and relatives to watch them while they work, raising them very carefully so they don't have to work at a dead end job too someday. Constant arguing, wearing sweaters, and leading turbulent home lives may or not be true any more than the rich people across town...

-Another phony tv item is the constant vilification of cats. Scriptwriters without exception portray cats as mischievous pests, who always break household items, meow alot, and rattle trash cans at the most inopportune times. Never in my life have I had a cat that broke a fragile item in my house. They are dainty/careful, and very nimble. They do not just go around breaking all your stuff. A few cats, especially Siamese breeds, meow alot, but most do not. Some never meow.

-I have saved the most annoying tv-land thing of all for last. It has become an obsessive buzz-term of sorts, and is appearing in virtually every movie lately. When someone is chasing someone or being chased, attacking or being attacked, or otherwise in hot water, there is always a character that shouts, "GO!GO!GO!". Never just "Go!", always 3 go's. Always. I even noticed it in Avatar. It is like an addictive slang word that scriptwriters just can't stop using. They seem to think that whenever someone is in a hurry, they will say 'go' three times, without exception. This is nearly as fake as the 555 phone numbers, or the cars without rear view mirrors.

In conclusion, I would like to add that this is a sampling only- there are numerous other items I could have listed (feel free to add any I missed in the comments section).

I question the degree of reality that Hollywood scriptwriters are living in. Do they really believe that poor people live in pull behind campers parked in a lot with lights strung around all year long??? Do they really think that cars and tables are bulletproof, and that a head shot bleeds one drop? What do they think goes on in the real world? It is hard telling since they are most likely rich and insulated from the world they write about.

Howard Hughes- former scriptwriter???

While their work is usually supposed to be fictional, it should still have some semblance of reality woven into it.

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APPONO ASTOS

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Appono Astos- meaning

Since a constant stream of people seem to be searching for this term and its meaning, I am posting it here now.

In England once, some crop circle researchers pressed a message into a hillside for the circle makers to read:"Talk to Us".The next morning a reply was found on the opposite hill- lettering which was found to be genuine and not man made.(true crop formations are bent on a cellular level, unbroken, magnetized, containing rare elements, have soil anomalies, interfere with electronics, and are usually bent in opposing or interwoven patterns. man-made ones are simply bent and break many stems, and have no special properties.)The reply was difficult to translate as it turned out to be an obscure dialect of Latin (Post Augustan-) that was written in an old Knights Templar code. It translated to Appono Astos, which meansWe oppose cunning and deceit. This means the true circle makers were tired of the circle hoaxes and the govt. suppression of info on the real ones. The British Army was proven to have been deeply involved in hoaxing circles and burning real ones on many occasions.

All deceit should be opposed, especially by cunning govt.s and their pawns. Truth is all.

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Brexit thoughts...

Seems awesome that a public referendum can decide a country's future! It not only worked, but the P.M. quit to boot. Although I knew that all ballots in the UK are paper- none electronic- I was leery of some kind of vote tampering, perhaps because it is so prevalent in america. Now that brexit has succeeded, ulterior motives are seeping out that makes one wonder if it was indeed rigged. Funny how the success could result in harming trade with Russia and more influence in NATO by the UK and america, which means even more hawkishness. How deliciously convenient for the usa.

Now the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, and others are considering similar referendums. The Scots are wanting to secede from the UK again too. And many feel that Ireland will rejoin with its north counties.

Long term, this will make it more difficult for america to control Europe as individual countries than it had when they were one super-state. Therefore it is all good. Go for it Europe- run your own countries again.

But this site endorses all of the above as interesting and worth a look! Definition of word is here. Note that the definition is wrong, saying it originated with Superman in 1982, when actually it originated in 1962 for the old movie on top of this list. Most if not all online dictionaries have this same mistake!

all of these are real words that can be made from 'brainiac'- look them up!

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Thinking is rare these days, very rare. The effects of 50 years of fluoride is taking its toll on the vast majority of Americans. Their memories, their logic, their long term thinking, their common sense- all fading, fading, fading...

I don't know how many times I have heard people say "I need my meds!" "I don't read." "Got a smoke?" "I could never be a vegetarian- I love my meat too much." "Tap water is fine." "Pot is as safe as cigarettes." "Smokers have rights!" "Drugs are a personal choice.." ...ad nauseum.

Just like the true addictive nature of meat consumption or heroin, tap water drinking has become the newest thoughtless action amongst millions. Destroying your brain is of no concern anymore, none at all. After all, did the govt. tell you it is unhealthy? If not then don't worry about it. Smile and kill your brains while they feed you rat poison...it's ok. Start young, folks. Then fight tooth and nail against reason to perpetuate your addicitions: street drugs, excessive prescriptions, over the counter meds, tobacco, meat, city water- it's all the same.

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this is one of the lower estimates of the civilian casualties only. it does not account for injuries, maimings, birth defects from irradiated soil and air (DU weapon use), disease from ruined water supplies, deaths from lack of food and medicine, the torture, the hundreds of billions of dollars spent, etc. etc...but the bush and cheney families made a lot of money from it so it is 'okay'. the fact that their former regime had nothing to do with 9/11, and that no WMDs were ever found, is never talked about. see also this recent study.

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this blogger was shocked to learn of a new fad called 'cinnamon challenge'. teens try to eat a spoonful of cinnamon. for some odd reason they have made a viral net phenomenon of it. why do people like to hurt themselves and act stupid?i tried it once years ago but not because of a net dare. it was because i read in many places that cinnamon lowers blood sugar and alleviates diabetes. you can even buy capsules of it for this. i thought, why buy when i can get some from the kitchen and use a tablespoon? it was horrid, fiery, grainy, inedible crap. i felt like dying for a couple minutes. and now, this is a fad? with 30,000 videos so far?at least i had a good and innocent reason to try it. what's their excuse?cinnamon challenge-- more like logic challenge.

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Jamie's Diet Plan

These 3 rules are the perfect diet:

1. Eat less

2. Exercise more

3. Eat and drink as healthily as possible

To expound on these rules a little:

1. Eating less means do not eat until your stomach hurts. Period. Then eat only "one serving" according to the package guidelines. Not much? It's ok, just wait until you have another stomach ache. A pattern will ensue and your body will grow accustomed to it.

2. Exercising more means walk around your neighborhood every day without exception, no matter the weather. Go farther every day, find a hill to go up. Keep it up until you can run up the hill without getting winded. Then start jogging. OR, join a gym and use it daily.

3. Eating/drinking as healthily as possible means only eat foods that are healthy. Do not be fooled by fads or propaganda. Ever wonder why vegetarians are so healthy? Look into it. And drink only natural 100% fruit juices, distilled water, and natural hot teas. Sweeten only with stevia. Aspartame is bad for you, tap water is bad for you. This rules out "diet" sodas, which keep you fat. In general, eat lots of vegetables, and some beans, fruits, breads, and pastas. Avoid sugars and white flours, and take vitamin C and chromium to boost metabolism. Fish oils and carbs are widely misperceived. Fish oil is bad for you, carbs are not. Flaxseed oil clears arteries better than fish oil but without the sea toxins; and carbs do not turn into sugar and fatten you to the degree the Atkins scam has everyone believing.

Just do a little research.

Easier said than done, I know. But this is simple; commonsense. Just do it.

----------------------------------NOTE:about a year ago someone emailed me requesting permission to make an app out of the plan above. I said sure, and once it was done she asked for my opinion. I did not write back, but will post it here:-it appears to have nothing to do with the plan I wrote-it involves eating meat-it does not mention my name or site at all, which is improper if it is supposedly based upon my ideas.-I suspect an attempt to gain free advertising for their diet game on my site.- I am glad my name was not attached to it.-reiterating...I condone nothing that involves carnivorous behavior.

ILLEGAL ALIENS CONTRIBUTE GREATLY

HEALTH CARE: Since 1990, 70 hospital emergency rooms and trauma centers have closed in California in large part because of free care provided to illegals. (NY TIMES, Saturday, October 6, 2007). More than 40 million American citizens are without health insurance, but their tax dollars pay for illegals to be treated free. (Health Insurance Coverage: 2001, U.S. Census Bureau).

DISEASE: Illegals also account for over 65% of communicable diseases such as TB, hepatitis, leprosy, and AIDS. (The Centers for Disease Control).

EDUCATION: US citizens pay $7.4 billion dollars each year to pay for the free education that US law requires be given illegals. At least 19 states allow illegals to attend their public universities and only pay in-state tuition, while legal residents of neighboring states must pay out-of-state tuition rates which are three to eight times more. (Federation for American Immigration Reform).

LOYALITY TO COUNTRY: Co-founder of MALDEF, Mario Obledo, to whom President Clinton awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, boasted, “California is going to be a Hispanic state. Anyone who doesn’t like it should leave.” (Ray Briem Radio Show and Tom Lykis Radio Show).

EMPLOYMENT: Illegals have already cost American workers $133 billion in salary cuts and job losses. (The Center for Immigration Studies).

CRIME: It is against federal law to enter this country illegally, thus all illegal aliens are criminals. If an American citizen breaks a law, he is not given handouts, he goes to jail. (US Code). A governmentstudy of 55,322 illegal aliens incarcerated in federal, state, and local facilities during 2003 found that these 55,322 illegal aliens were arrested for a total of about 700,000 criminal offenses, averaging about 13 offenses per illegal alien. (GAO Report, April 2005).

TAXES: Illegals cost the taxpayer $10 billion more than they contribute in taxes each year. (Center for Immigration Studies).

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